Rowan Atkinson has said he will not appear as Mr Bean again because he doesn’t like playing the comic character. The 65-year-old actor will continue to voice the hit role as a cartoon – with a new animated movie in the pipeline – but confessed he found playing Mr Bean in person very stressful. Atkinson Read More…
Month: January 2021
Netflix Is Kicking Off The New Year With A Documentary About Death
Judging by the insane popularity of true crime series and teen murder shows, it’s pretty clear that we’re all kind of obsessed with death (especially the mysterious kind). So why not explore what comes after it? Netflix’s upcoming docuseries, Surviving Death, explores just that: The fundamental questions that humans have always held about the meaning Read More…
From goalfeast to famine: Manchester sides smell blood as Liverpool blow Premier League points advantage
Poor performances were evident all over the pitch as the Reds surrendered their cushion at the top of the English top flight If 2019 and 2020 were Liverpool’s, then 2021 has started with a warning. Improvement is needed, and fast, if the Reds are to be celebrating again come May. Here they are at the Read More…
Hoffenheim’s Akpoguma set for spell on sidelines after muscle injury
The Nigerian international will be out of action for a couple of weeks following the injury he suffered against the Breisgau Brazilians Hoffenheim have confirmed Kevin Akpoguma will spend time on the sidelines after suffering a muscle injury against Freiburg. The 25-year-old only featured for 17 minutes in their 3-1 victory over the Breisgau Brazilians Read More…
It’s a surge as Lagos records highest single day COVID-19 incidence of 654
…records over 20 deaths in one week Lagos has recorded yet its highest single day incidence of COVID-19 infections of 654. According to the latest report from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on the same day, there were 1204 new confirmed cases across Nigeria while seven deaths were recorded. Warning earlier about the Read More…
Physical Planning Ministry removes 200 shanties from Opebi area to maintain planning standards
The Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development has disclosed that it has removed over 200 shanties located on a property at 1, Kuku Street, Opebi, Ikeja, in a bid to protect the masterplan of the State and restore orderliness to the axis. The Honourable Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Read More…
We ferried over 200,000 passengers in 2020 – LAGFERRY
The Managing Director, Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY), Mr Abdoulbaq Balogun, said the service ferried over 200, 000 passengers within 150 days of operations in 2020. Balogun, who made the disclosure in a New Year message to commuters on Sunday, in Lagos, while mapping out LAGFERRY’s operational strategies for 2021, added that the service would have Read More…
OPEC sees oil outlook for 1st half of 2021 full of downside risks
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) sees plenty of downside risks for oil markets in the first half of 2021, Mohammad Barkindo, its Secretary-General said on Sunday. Barkindo’s remark is coming a day before meeting allies, led by Russia, to discuss output levels for February. “Amid the hopeful signs, the outlook for the Read More…
First female MD/CEO of Fidelity Bank Onyeali-Ikpe assumes office
Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, has formally assumed office as the 4th Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and first female to occupy the position at Fidelity Bank Plc, effective on Jan. 1. The bank in a statement disclosed that Onyeali-Ikpe took over from Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo, whose contract tenure ended on Dec. 31, 2020, in line Read More…
Box Office: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Grabs $5.5 Million Domestically, Global Total Tops $118 Million
“Wonder Woman 1984” used its lasso of truth to rope in $5.5 million over the New Year’s holiday. The sequel also ensnared another $10.1 million from overseas markets, bringing its global total to $118.5 million. That’s not a disastrous figure given how much coronavirus has upended the movie business, but it does represent a steep Read More…